Holder fob plumb bulbs



Dec. 15; 1925- J. LUNDSTROM HOLDER FOR PLUMB RULES Filed April 26, 1924 621201": John Luizdaimll'z Patented Dec. 15, 1925.

UNITED STATES JOH N LU NDSTROM, F EYANSTON, ILLINOIS. I

HOLDE FOR PL'UMB RULES.

Application filed April 26, 1924. Serial No. 709,108.

To all whom it may concem:

Be it known that I, J ornv LU-NDs'rRoM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Evanston, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Holders for Plumb Rules, of which the following is a specifica- 131011. 3 i

Considerable difliculty and inconvenience has been experienced by brick masons in that the plumb rule necessary in their work, when not in use, is generally laid upon a wall, scaffold or like place, with the result that they areoften knocked off and injured or broken, and at other times they are so placed that bricks are dumped or thrown upon or against them.

1 It is one of the objects of the present invention to 'provide an improved holder for holding the plumb rule when not in use and consists essentially in a receptacle or holder adapted to be readilyattached to a mortar or other board and as readily detached or removed therefrom, and which receptacle or holder itself will not only be out ofthe way.

of theuser but Will be adapted for receiving and holding other tools or implements.

A further object. is to provide an improved device of'this character which will e of a simple, durable, and comparatively compact construction. 4

To the attainment of these ends and the accomplishment of other new and useful objects as will appear, the invention con- F sists in thefeatures of novelty in substantially the construction, combination and arrangement of the several parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed and shown in the accompanying drawing illustrating this invention, and in'which-e- Figure 1 is an end elevation of an improved device of this character constructed in accordance with the. principles of this invention.

Figure 2is a view partly in side elevation, partly broken away and partly in section.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional View taken on line 33, Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on line 44, Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a detail view partly in section, showing a modified means for fastening the parts together.

Referring more particularly to the drawing the numeral designates generally a bracket having an arm or member 11 adaptedto project beneath a mortar or like board 12. The bracket is. also provided with a portion 13projecting over the member 11 and is spaced thereabove a suitable distance to permit the insertion of the end of a suitable board or support. Carried by the member 11 is a screw 14; to which is swiveled ahead 15 and is provided with an operating handle 16 so that when the bracket is placed over the edge of the board 12, the screw 14; may be adjusted in the member 13 for clamping the bracket upon the board. Carried by the bracket is a laterally projecting portion 17 having upstanding walls 18 and corners, and the memberl? is preferably provided with openings 19 therethrough, for a purpose to be hereinafter set forth. If desired a suitable re-inforcing or strengthening rib or web 20 may be provided.

' The inner faces of the walls 18 are preferably provided with recesses 21, any number of which may be provided, and these recesses are preferably spaced above the base 17.

A receptacle 22 preferably constructed of sheet material is shaped into the desired configuration and is tubular, both ends thereof being open, the upper end being preferably rolled as at 23 while the extremity of the lower end of the tubular. member 22 is preferably flanged inwardly as at 22 for re-inforcing purposes and is adapted to be inserted within the walls 18 of the base 17 so as to rest upon the base. The walls of the receptacle 22 are preferably provided with outwardly projecting portions 24 so located that when the end of the tubular member 22 is inserted within the walls 18 and the extremity of the tubular member 22 engages and rests upon the base 17 the lugs or projections 2 1 on the walls of the receptacle will enter the recesses 21 in thewalls 18 for securing the parts together.

, Obviously these parts may be secured to gether in any other desired or suitable manner and any number of these lugs or projections 24 with the corresponding recesses 21 may be provided. If desired screws 21 may be used as a fastening means.

The receptacle thus formed may be of any desired size and height but is preferably of a length to receive and hold a plumb rule.

The openings 19 in the bottom or base 17 are provided to permit the passage therethrough of any foreign matter such as mortar, pieces of stone or brick, or the like which might fall into the receptacle 22.

If desired a false or removable bottom 25 may be placed within the receptacle to cover the openings 19, and thereby adapting the receptacle to receive and hold smaller tools or implements.

If desired an encompassing band 26 may be provided around the receptacle 22 at any desired point throughout the length thereof. This band 26 may be of any suitable material and be held in position in any desired or suitable manner but preferably by providing recesses 27 in the element 26, which are adapted to receive projections on the walls of the receptacle 22. Obviously the projections and recesses on the receptacle 22 and the element 26 as well as the lugs and recesses 212 i may be reversed.

A portion of the encompassing member 26 is preferably deflected as at 29 so as to stand away from the adjacent portion of the wall of the receptacle 22. A supplemental receptacle 30 of any desired size and configuration may be provided with a hook shaped suspending portion 31 adapted to engage over the deflected portion 29 of the member 26 to pass between this deflected portion and the adjacent wall of the receptacle 22 for removably or detachably suspending the receptacle 30.

This receptacle 30 is adapted to be used when it is desired to suspend or hold other tools or implements in a convenient position for use.

Additional supporting means 32 such as an annular element or the like may also be secured to the outer surface of the receptacle 22, such as by means of fastening bolts or screws 33 or in any other manner to hold the element 32 rigidly projected with respect to the wall of the receptacle 22.

Any number of these elements 32 may be mvided about the walls of the receptacle 22 and are adapted to receive and hold an implement such as a brick masons hammer or the like.

lVith this improved construction it will be manifest that the receptacle may be readily attached to the mortar or any other suitable board or support and when in position the operator may place the plumb rule or any of his implements or working tools within the various holders provided therefor. At the same time the receptacle 22 will be out of the way of the operator and may be readily detached from the board when desired and can be transported with the tools. therein and stored away in a convenient manner for use the next day.

If desired the receptacle 22 may be provided with a suitable lining 22 for pro-, tecting the plumb rule and a cushion or} bumper 19 of any suitable material may. be provided on the bottom 19 and against which cushion the end of the plumb rule strikes when the latter is dropped into the receptacle.

While the preferred form of the invention has been herein shown and described it is to be understood that various changes may be made in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, within the scope of the claims, without departing from the spirit of this invention.

What is. claimed as new is 1. A holder for a. plumb rule and the like embodying a clamp, a portion of the clamp being shaped to form. a base and upstanding walls, a. tubular element open at both ends, one of the ends of the tubular element being disposed within the said walls and supported by the said base, and interlocking means between the walls of the tubular member and the said upstanding walls.

2. A holder for plumb rules and the like embodying a base, an open receptacle projecting into the base, means securing the receptacle and base together, means connected with the receptacle adjacent: the base for d'etachably securing the same to a board i or support, there being comparatively large openings through the base for the passage of foreign particles therethrough, and a removable bottom within the receptacle for closing the said openings.

3. A holder for plumb rules and the like embodying an open elongated receptacle, a clamp connected with the receptacle for removably securing the receptacle to a sup port, a band encompassing the receptacle intermediate its ends, portions of the upper edge of the band being deflected to form an opening between the receptacle wall and the deflected portion of the band, an additional receptacle, and a hook shaped portion on said additional receptacle adapted to engage over the edge of the deflected portion of the band and project between the band and the adjacent wall of the receptacle.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, on this 19th day of April, A. D. 1924.

JNO. LUNDSTROM. 

